Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7394U

Vodafone Group Plc

21 October 2010

 



VODAFONE GROUP PLC

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES

Vodafone Group Plc ("Vodafone") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.11³/₇ each on the London Stock Exchange via J.P. Morgan Cazenove.  Such purchase was effected pursuant to irrevocable instructions issued by Vodafone on 30 September 2010, as announced by Vodafone on 1 October 2010.

Ordinary Shares
Date of purchase:	20 October 2010
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	7,500,000
Highest purchase price paid per share:	168.3p
Lowest purchase price paid per share:	165.95p
Volume weighted average price per share:	167.3712p

Vodafone intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Since 16 September 2010, Vodafone has purchased 242,900,000 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £395,788,812.

TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

Vodafone also announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of U.S.$0.11³/₇ each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

Ordinary Shares
Date of transfer:	20 October 2010
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	116,836
Highest transfer price per share:	168.4p
Lowest transfer price per share:	168.4p

Following both the above transactions, Vodafone holds 5,290,587,285 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 52,519,562,444 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 

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